Meghna River

Meghna Lower Meghna
Native name	মেঘনা নদী (Bengali)
Location
Countries	Bangladesh
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Chandpur (Confluence of Padma and Upper Meghna)
• coordinates	23°13′11.1792″N 90°37′49.5708″E / 23.219772000°N 90.630436333°E / 23.219772000; 90.630436333
• elevation	0.5 m (1 ft 8 in)
Mouth
• location	Bay of Bengal
• coordinates	22°0′46.7064″N 90°51′34.848″E / 22.012974000°N 90.85968000°E / 22.012974000; 90.85968000
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	130 km (81 mi)[1]
Basin size	1,574,223.9 km2 (607,811.2 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• location	Chandpur
• average	(Period: 1971–2000)40,532.9 m3/s (1,431,410 cu ft/s)[1]
• minimum	10,000 m3/s (350,000 cu ft/s)
• maximum	160,000 m3/s (5,700,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Ganges River
Tributaries
• left	Upper Meghna
• right	Padma

The Meghna (

The Meghna is formed by the confluence of the

Upper Meghna (Bengali: মেঘনা নদী) Barak, Surma, Kushyiara, Kalni
A view of the Meghna from a bridge
Location
Countries	Bangladesh
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Confluence of Kalni and Ghorautra
• coordinates	24°9′16.902″N 90°59′9.8376″E / 24.15469500°N 90.986066000°E / 24.15469500; 90.986066000
• elevation	1 m (3 ft 3 in)
Mouth
• location	Chandpur
• coordinates	23°15′19.4112″N 90°38′41.892″E / 23.255392000°N 90.64497000°E / 23.255392000; 90.64497000
• elevation	0.5 m (1 ft 8 in)
Length	140 km (87 mi) (Upper Meghna–Kalni–Kushyiara–Barak 1,040 km)[1]
Basin size	85,401.1 km2 (32,973.5 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• location	Chandpur
• average	(Period: 1971–2000)5,603.2 m3/s (197,880 cu ft/s)[1]
Discharge
• location	Bhairab Bazar
• average	(Period: 1984–2012)5,486 m3/s (193,700 cu ft/s)[3]
• maximum	13,000 m3/s (460,000 cu ft/s)[3]
Basin features
Progression	Meghna (Lower Meghna) → Ganges River
Tributaries
• left	Kalni, Gumti, Titas
• right	Ghorautra, Old Brahmaputra, Dhaleshwari

Near Muladhuli in Barisal district, the Safipur River is an offshoot of the Surma that creates one of the main rivers in South Bengal. 1.5 km wide, this river is one of the widest in the country as well.^{[citation needed]}

At Chatalpar of Brahmanbaria District, the river Titas emerges from Meghna and after circling two large bends by a distance of about 240 kilometres (150 mi) ^{[citation needed]}, falls into the Meghna again near Nabinagar Upazila. The Titas forms as a single stream but braids into two distinct streams that remain separate before re-joining the Meghna.

In Daudkandi, (Comilla District), the Meghna is joined by the Gumti River, which increases the Meghna water flow considerably. The pair of bridges over the Meghna and Gumti are two of the country's largest bridges.

The Meghna is reinforced by the

After Chandpur, the combined flow of the Padma, Jamuna, and Meghna moves down to the Bay of Bengal in an almost straight line, braiding occasionally into a number of riverines including the Pagli, Katalia, Dhonagoda, Matlab, and Udhamodi. All of these rivers rejoin the Meghna at different points downstream.^{[citation needed]}

Near Bhola, just before flowing into the Bay of Bengal, the river again divides into two main streams in the Ganges delta and separates an island from both sides of the mainland. The western stream is called Ilsha while the eastern one is called Bamni. They form the largest delta in the world named the Ganges Delta.^{[citation needed]}

• List of rivers in Bangladesh

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22°38′35″N 90°48′57″E / 22.64306°N 90.81583°E / 22.64306; 90.81583